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Contribution to the green economy:

An increase in EU imports from Least Developing Countries (LDC) indicates increasing access as well as capacities of developing countries to reach EU markets and to benefit from global trade in their national economies. Therefore increasing imports are seen positive for the transition to a Green Economy.

Potential misinterpretation:

Is the lack of sustainability of the production methods and their impact of the imported goods leading to a decreasing overall sustainability in the exporting country?